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stephanie: 22 minutes after the hour 1-800-steph-1-2. a meteor blast injuries 500 in russia. why won't the president lead, jim? >> why won't the president lead in busting up asteroids? where's bruce willis, to an air mow smith song. stephanie: i was watching an old superman movie. he flies up and blows an oil slick back into the boat, fixes it and we woulds it with his eyes. why didn't obama do that? >> actually the footage of that meteor is amazing. holy cow it looks like a movie. stephanie: i know. it's going to miss the earth. >> the asteroids going to miss the earth but not the moor. stephanie: i'm just saying that because of my life. you're relieved, bless your heart. >> you're relied, good on you. stephanie: hey manner knee. caller: i can't believe i got through. i saw you in seattle. stephanie: yay. caller: i'm watching with the dog, who loves you, as well. stephanie: thank you. caller: i'm calling something gun control, which i know you're not talking about to do. stephanie: oh oh, yes, we are. caller: the last shooting was really -- really hit home for all the school
stephanie: 22 minutes after the hour 1-800-steph-1-2. a meteor blast injuries 500 in russia. why won't the president lead, jim? >> why won't the president lead in busting up asteroids? where's bruce willis, to an air mow smith song. stephanie: i was watching an old superman movie. he flies up and blows an oil slick back into the boat, fixes it and we woulds it with his eyes. why didn't obama do that? >> actually the footage of that meteor is amazing. holy cow it looks like a movie....
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senator graham? >> senator hagel, congratulations on your appointment. you are a good, honest man, and i appreciate your willingness to serve the country in the past and be willing to do so in the future. what percentage of gdp do we spend on defense? >> well, we are i think it is probably 5% now in that area. >> at historically high or low? >> generally, it depends on real dollars and wars. >> are we at war? >> we are at war in afghanistan, around the world. >> you agree we are in war in afghanistan, around the world. when you look at spending on defense, understanding we should be aware we are still at war. do you agree with that? >> i am sorry -- what? >> do you agree every senator, every member of congress should be understanding that when you vote on a defense budget we are at war? >> yes, i do. >> ok, thank you. now, let's talk about statements you made. you have explained this a bit. you said the jewish lobby bullies a lot of people up here. i am not an israeli senator. i am a united states senator. this pressure makes us to do dumb things at time
senator graham? >> senator hagel, congratulations on your appointment. you are a good, honest man, and i appreciate your willingness to serve the country in the past and be willing to do so in the future. what percentage of gdp do we spend on defense? >> well, we are i think it is probably 5% now in that area. >> at historically high or low? >> generally, it depends on real dollars and wars. >> are we at war? >> we are at war in afghanistan, around the world....
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how much time does each side have. >> the democrats have 22 minutes. and the republicans have 12 minutes. >> thank you, madam president. i would yield myself five minutes. >> the senator from rhode island. >> madam president, as so many colleagues have described, chuck chuck hagel is a soldier, patriot, businessman. as i colleague pointed out he could have chosen a easier path in the '60s. but he choose the most difficult. not only joined the army but to volunteer for vietnam when had the opportunity serve honorable in europe. he joined his brother. he went combat. he knows the pressure of men and women face. e knows the decision we make here and the decisions made in the pentagon ultimately are carried out by the young men and women in uniform. i can't think of anyone over the last several decades who have learned that lesson so well. the other thing that is so impressive it's not just a one dimensional rÉsume. he was a businessman. very successful. had his own company. created jobs, created opportunities. was deputy administrator. he's run a large f
how much time does each side have. >> the democrats have 22 minutes. and the republicans have 12 minutes. >> thank you, madam president. i would yield myself five minutes. >> the senator from rhode island. >> madam president, as so many colleagues have described, chuck chuck hagel is a soldier, patriot, businessman. as i colleague pointed out he could have chosen a easier path in the '60s. but he choose the most difficult. not only joined the army but to volunteer for...
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graham: this is an editorial about the nomination of senator hagel to be secretary of defense. "the washington post" said mr. hagel's stated positions on critical issues ranging from defense spending to iran fall well to the left of those proposed by mr. obama during his first term and place him near the fringe of the senate that would be asked to confirm him. the last line is mr. hagel is an honorable man who served the country with distinction as a soldier in vietnam and who was respected by his fellow senators. but mr. obama can make a better choice for defense secretary. that sort of sums up where i'm at at. a fine man, if it's about friendship wouldn't be a problem. this is about the times in which we live. and i would like to echo the statement about "the washington post" about being out of the mainstream. we had two hearings here and we'll have a couple of votes it looks like this the next week so. to my colleagues about the cloture vote today, you have every right to say now is not the time to end debate on ?airl. he was -- senator hagel. there are some legitimate quest
graham: this is an editorial about the nomination of senator hagel to be secretary of defense. "the washington post" said mr. hagel's stated positions on critical issues ranging from defense spending to iran fall well to the left of those proposed by mr. obama during his first term and place him near the fringe of the senate that would be asked to confirm him. the last line is mr. hagel is an honorable man who served the country with distinction as a soldier in vietnam and who was...
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lindsey graham was on sunday television saying things like we are not going to even confirm chuck hagel until we get leon panetta here to testify on benghazi. they are still talking about ben gas. >> i. >> let's move on to marco rubio talking to fox news. >> i stated long ago that i've been deeply disturbed by his previous comments and positions with regards to sanctions on iran, with regard to direct negotiations of north rhea, statements he made against israel. these are not the kind of positions i want to see. these are big big problems. >> yeah, these are big problems, and that's true, but and that's why we're confirming the secretary of defense. it's not just about this confirmation process it's about the job they will do. it's about dealing with things like the mideast. as you can see there are flare ups in the mideast almost daily. let's look at this from egypt. >> now the head of the army is warn it is on the verge of collapse. they tell us the new president is acting like a dictator, like the one egyptians overthrew. these are carpenters, tour guides and teachers. they believe
lindsey graham was on sunday television saying things like we are not going to even confirm chuck hagel until we get leon panetta here to testify on benghazi. they are still talking about ben gas. >> i. >> let's move on to marco rubio talking to fox news. >> i stated long ago that i've been deeply disturbed by his previous comments and positions with regards to sanctions on iran, with regard to direct negotiations of north rhea, statements he made against israel. these are not...
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why is lindsey graham really leading this charge against chuck hagel? surely it is not because he thinks he is going to win. he's terrified about being primaried by a tea party that can't stand him correct? >> i think that's part of it. the other is that lindsey graham is an active member of the military. he's an officer in the military. he travels to afghanistan and iraq and everywhere else he can. he considers himself a member of the armed services. so he takes particular umbrage at chuck hagel who obviously was not for the surge. he argued as a republican senator with the bush policies and so this is a two-fer for him. he gets to go after a guy he doesn't like and it does polish his tea party credentials. >> john: beyond leading the charge to impeople president clinton, lindsey graham unlike hagel has never seen combat, correct? >> that would be correct. >> john: what is the state of the g.o.p. in south carolina? if an elected representative shows a glimmer of moderation, are they facing a primary? >> they are. we have a very active and very aggressi
why is lindsey graham really leading this charge against chuck hagel? surely it is not because he thinks he is going to win. he's terrified about being primaried by a tea party that can't stand him correct? >> i think that's part of it. the other is that lindsey graham is an active member of the military. he's an officer in the military. he travels to afghanistan and iraq and everywhere else he can. he considers himself a member of the armed services. so he takes particular umbrage at...
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hagel faced scarp criticism lindsey graham was outraged from hagel's remarks back in 2006 saying the jewish lobby had intimidated the senate into doing dumb things. in spite of that day-long contentious hearing, hagel likely will win confirm nation from the senate. they have time to submit written questions and they could hold a final vote as soon as next week. congress now has three and a half months to run up the debt as much as it wants. senators yesterday approved a measure temporarily suspending the federal debt limit. >> that's headed to the white house for the president's signature. without action from congress, the treasury would have run out of money by early next month. this new plan is yet another short-term solution, but it could get lawmakers to act on the budget for the first time in four years. thanks to this new bill, lawmakers will stop to getting paid if they fail to pass a budget by april 15th. former new york mayor ed koch has died at the age of 88. he was may or for 11 years from 1978 through 1989. and he also served in the house of representatives. he will be mi
hagel faced scarp criticism lindsey graham was outraged from hagel's remarks back in 2006 saying the jewish lobby had intimidated the senate into doing dumb things. in spite of that day-long contentious hearing, hagel likely will win confirm nation from the senate. they have time to submit written questions and they could hold a final vote as soon as next week. congress now has three and a half months to run up the debt as much as it wants. senators yesterday approved a measure temporarily...
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lindsey graham was asked about chuck hagel's nomination today. here's just a portion of what senator graham said. listen to this. >> and am i supposed to sit on the sidelines and be a good compliant republican and just let this administration not account for what i think is a national security breakdown of monumental proportions? >> when do they finally give up with benghazi? when does that happen, sir? >> i don't know. of course, hillary clinton came before the senate and gave testimony. she was very clear as best she could be. and, you know, the interesting thing is that we've never filibustered a d.o.d. appoint candidate. you know, the question becomes when will we leave politics at the door? why not give this president the kind of defense team that he needs? we want to make sure that we make a strong showing with regard to the entire world and one of the key positions is defense. i got to tell you. i'm glad that senator mccain said that he's not going to be part of this filibuster. one of the things we also have to keep in mind is that our se
lindsey graham was asked about chuck hagel's nomination today. here's just a portion of what senator graham said. listen to this. >> and am i supposed to sit on the sidelines and be a good compliant republican and just let this administration not account for what i think is a national security breakdown of monumental proportions? >> when do they finally give up with benghazi? when does that happen, sir? >> i don't know. of course, hillary clinton came before the senate and...
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say you're lindsay graham and you have a town meeting, a lot of people are thinking is graham really with us? is he fighting the president to the wall the way we want him to? lindsay graham does have to be very concerned about getting primaried. everyone's talking about chuck hagel. i think back in their district the intensity, the people who demonstrate real interest, intensity and knowledge about the situation, are they the conservative base? for the most part for someone like lindsay graham, absolutely yes. i think that's key to what's happening here. >> all right, mr. crowley, let's talk some turkey. mike murphy has a post-op in time saying the white house has come to the shaky conclusion that the president's best tactic is continue the campaign theatrics and force the gop congress to bend to his will. he writes the president must abandon the silly campaign 3.0 stuff and face reality and since magic doors one lock the door to the votes "some beneficiaries pay more and change cpi," which is budgetary code for slyly lowering budget increases over time. what do you think of this str
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chuck hagel got the vote of richard shelby yesterday. >>> officials in peru are cracking down on magic motions and esix irs. the liquids are supposed to bring love or money but health officials say they are more likely to bring infects. some of the bottles, packets and bruise contain fungus. authorities are also taking away books on magic being candles and photographs. shop owners are being charged with public health crimes. find another way to get your love going on without the love notion number nine. >> have you to do it the old- fashioned way. >> a 10-year-old takes extreme measures when he decided he just did not want to go to bed. why police paid him a little visit. >> as we head to break, we'll take a live look outside right now because it is cold. that is not anything new for february. but tucker says we've got some interesting things on the way. we'll get a nice little buffet. that is the word we've been using all morning. a buffet of weather coming up throughout the day. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? su
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much he did for our country. >> purple hearts united, she nonprofit profit guy and he has returned 22 purple hearts all on his own. >> shep: trace, thanks. >> fox extreme weather alert. national weather service has issued a tornado warning for parts of arkansas, louisiana and texas. it may have touched down northeast of dallas. let's go to fox extreme weather center. >> this is the beginning of a very stormy pattern not only today but through the works week and into the weekend. central u.s. taking the brunt of this storm and we're dealing with tornado warnings in and around the arkansas area. some seeing a strong rotation. ahead of a cold front we have a severe thunderstorm watch we have the indications possibility of tornadoes on the ground. severe weather threat throughout the region and where we see the tornado warnings for parts of arkansas, texas down towards louisiana and oklahoma where the temperatures are warm ahead of this cold front. they are going to drop significantly throughout the evening, some 20-30 degrees. >> it looks likes a blizzard up north? >> we have a blizzard
much he did for our country. >> purple hearts united, she nonprofit profit guy and he has returned 22 purple hearts all on his own. >> shep: trace, thanks. >> fox extreme weather alert. national weather service has issued a tornado warning for parts of arkansas, louisiana and texas. it may have touched down northeast of dallas. let's go to fox extreme weather center. >> this is the beginning of a very stormy pattern not only today but through the works week and into the...
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a holdup for hagel. could a new round of haggling keep a controversial nominee out of the president's cabinet? we'll explain just ahead. >>> haggling over hagel. >>> plus an outlandish star on an overseas trip. we'll tell you why dennis rodman is making his way to north korea. we'll have that one just ahead. >>> a live look outside at the markets this morning out of new york. it is tuesday, february 26th as we await the opening bell and see how stocks will trade for today. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. good morning, everybody. this morning that decision to appoint chuck hagel as successor for secretary of defense still being sorted out as it drags out on capitol hill and nobody wants an answer more than leon panetta. the former defense secretary and santa clara university graduate now working from home in monterey county while that confirmation hearing continues out on capitol hill. "today in the bay's" tracie potts
a holdup for hagel. could a new round of haggling keep a controversial nominee out of the president's cabinet? we'll explain just ahead. >>> haggling over hagel. >>> plus an outlandish star on an overseas trip. we'll tell you why dennis rodman is making his way to north korea. we'll have that one just ahead. >>> a live look outside at the markets this morning out of new york. it is tuesday, february 26th as we await the opening bell and see how stocks will trade for...
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asking hezbollah to be designated a terrorist organization, being one of 22 to vote to designate the iranian revolutionary guard a terrorist organization,eing one of two on two occasions to vote against sanctions that this body was trying to impose on iran, the statements you made about palestinians and about the jewish lobby, all that together. that the image you created is one of sending the worst possible signal to our enemies and friends at one of the most critical times in world history? >> no, i would not agree with that. because i have taken actions and made statements very clear as to what i believe hezbollah and hamas are as a terrorist organizations. >> if you had a chance tomorrow, today, after lunch, to vote to say that the iranian revolutionary guard was a terrorist organization. would you still vote no? >> the reason i voted no to start with... >> well i know why, you told me that. my question is would you reconsider and would you vote yes this time? or would you still vote no? >> times change. i recognize that and, yes, i would renser. >> well, thank you, that is encou
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the size of the afghan national security force after 2014 and whether you agree with me and senator graham on this committee and others that we ought to reconsider the position that the afghan national security force should be reduced by a third starting in 2014 to about 230,000 from what its current goal is which is about 350,000? >> as you all know, general allen has presented his options to the president for the president's consideration. as far as i know as of this morning, the president had not made a decision on what a residual force numbers-wise would look like. i have not been included in those discussions, so i don't know other than knowing that he's got a range of options as you do. but i would say that from what the president has told me, from what secretary panetta has told me, that that decision will be made to assure resourcing the mission and the capability of that mission. as to what kind of a force structure should eventually be in place by the afghans, i don't know enough about the specifics to give you a good answer other than to say i think that has to be a decision tha
the size of the afghan national security force after 2014 and whether you agree with me and senator graham on this committee and others that we ought to reconsider the position that the afghan national security force should be reduced by a third starting in 2014 to about 230,000 from what its current goal is which is about 350,000? >> as you all know, general allen has presented his options to the president for the president's consideration. as far as i know as of this morning, the...
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. >> i've been in congress for 22 years. this is my 23rd year. it's always a thrill to be in that chamber. the history the tradition of that speech the bicameral effort and it's the launching of the president's agenda over the next four years. it's a very special evening, and i am really so pleased that carlos soto is here with me for me to see it, especially since the president is going to address the issue of gun violence and that's that puts a very important face on this issue in this nation. >> michael: rosa delauro go get your aisle seat. we'll be back. >> thank you. >> michael: for more on the state of the union we'll go to our most reliable correspondent david shuster, welcome back to "the war room"." >> it's great to be with you. >> michael: what do you think the tone will be likes david? we have seen enough of these speeches. we get excited about it. we often get the same thing. what are we going to get from barack obama tonight. >> this is going to try to put the tea leaves together, but the white house has been clear today, the last co
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senators john mccain and lindsay graham released a glowing statement after their meeting at the white house yesterday saying, quote, we had an excellent meeting with the president and vice president. we were pleased to hear the president state his firm commitment he will do whatever is necessary to accomplish this important goal. >>> a liberal super pac is apologizing to mitch mcconnell and his wife. former labor secretary elaine cho. progress kentucky tweeted racist comments about her heritage in a statement the group wrote weerks apologize to the secretary for that unnecessary comment and have deleted the tweets in question. mcconnell's possible senate challenger ashley judd tweeted this. whatever the intention, whatever the venue, whom ever the person, attacks or comments on anyone's ethnicity are wrong and patently unacceptable. certainly sounds like she is running but officially ashley judd has not yet made up her mind. >>> remember mitt romney and his binders full of women? now it's a jeopardy category. >> and a binder full of women. >> a binder full of women for 400. >> she's t
senators john mccain and lindsay graham released a glowing statement after their meeting at the white house yesterday saying, quote, we had an excellent meeting with the president and vice president. we were pleased to hear the president state his firm commitment he will do whatever is necessary to accomplish this important goal. >>> a liberal super pac is apologizing to mitch mcconnell and his wife. former labor secretary elaine cho. progress kentucky tweeted racist comments about her...
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my staff gave me a list of 22 things we needed in new york, and i was dying to ask him. i figured that was not quite appropriate. so a rare moment of restraint. a rare moment of restraint. >> ok. let's plunge in. monday, you put out the five- page bipartisan framework, and we would like to read between the lines. in the bipartisan agreement, it talked about a nonforgeable electronic means of employment verification. that is code for a super social security card that would have some sort of bioometric. senator schumer, you have said you are for this. senator mccain, what is your opinion? >> i am for this. i want to remind you that the 9/11 commission made a series of recommendations, and one of the things that was not implemented was this. there is technology now that could give us the social security card, people with a social security card, that is tamperproof, and -- >> you are for that. >> but let's be clear. people say a national i.d. card. that is a card you would show if a police officer came up to you. this would only be used in the same case as when you use a soc
my staff gave me a list of 22 things we needed in new york, and i was dying to ask him. i figured that was not quite appropriate. so a rare moment of restraint. a rare moment of restraint. >> ok. let's plunge in. monday, you put out the five- page bipartisan framework, and we would like to read between the lines. in the bipartisan agreement, it talked about a nonforgeable electronic means of employment verification. that is code for a super social security card that would have some sort...
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what is being lost in the context lindsay graham's request to have another hearing with will have papa. it's supposed -- leon panetta. there is a lot of questions we can ask hagel. we can ask him about the upcoming military budget cuts or the drawdown in afghanistan. it seems as though that republicans are focused on embarrassing the president and making an example out of the benghazi attack. >> heather: do you agree with that. do you think it will go differently? >> look, fortifying our embassies and protecting our personnel in clearly hostile areas does not require a political decision. it requires a decision based on reason. it's not our embassy in london here. we are talking about libya and there are a lot of people that want to kill americans. the political theater aside and who knew what and why ambassador stevens requests went unanswered i think what is more concerning is the lack of threat recognition. i think there are a majority of people in the country that have a philosophical difference from this president on the definition of terrorism and the threats that we face. i woul
what is being lost in the context lindsay graham's request to have another hearing with will have papa. it's supposed -- leon panetta. there is a lot of questions we can ask hagel. we can ask him about the upcoming military budget cuts or the drawdown in afghanistan. it seems as though that republicans are focused on embarrassing the president and making an example out of the benghazi attack. >> heather: do you agree with that. do you think it will go differently? >> look,...
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>> the 22 no's were republican. >> every woman? >> every republican woman voted for it. every democrat credit for it because, frankly, it's entirely non-controversial. ever since it was -- it started in 1994, this has not been an issue. this current republican party decided that it was going to dig its heels on protecting women from domestic violence. i don't know what the political strategy was, what the substantive strategy was that they decided this was going to be the hill that they made their stand on and they seem to have lost. house republicans are going to vote on their own version of it which had ah dramatically reduced versions and was unacceptable. they will vote on their own version and take up the senate bill which is sort of -- it's a great victory because the sfait bill is bi-partisan and do a lot to help women. republicans let this bill lapse which means women have gone without protections that they need for it. i don't know why they were willing to play politics with women's safety. >> pissing off a lot of women and if you recaller enforcing their anti-w
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call or click today. >>> 22 past the hour. welcome back to "morning joe." joining us now on the set, editor of "the new york times"book review, sam tanenhaus. and this weekend's issue features books breaking new ground on the way we think about american presidents. on the cover is a trio of histories on eisenhower and nixen, calvin coolidge, and abraham lincoln. also joining us on set, editor of nationalmemo.com, joe conason. hi, joe, good to see you. ed's still with us. i love this! >> presidents day! >> that's it, they're all republicans. >> they're all republicans. >> yeah. so it gives you a sense of how the party began and the different directions it went in. you have, you know, the great moderates, eisenhower and nixon. you have calvin coolidge, who sort of reemerged as a hero of small government republicanism, and the giant of american history, abraham lincoln, who essentially created the republican -- >> that's the one book we haven't had either the author -- the author on yet. >> yes, john byrd, a professor of english at brandeis university. spent 2
call or click today. >>> 22 past the hour. welcome back to "morning joe." joining us now on the set, editor of "the new york times"book review, sam tanenhaus. and this weekend's issue features books breaking new ground on the way we think about american presidents. on the cover is a trio of histories on eisenhower and nixen, calvin coolidge, and abraham lincoln. also joining us on set, editor of nationalmemo.com, joe conason. hi, joe, good to see you. ed's still...
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senator graham says he'll hold up the nominations of chuck hagel as defense secretary and john brennan as cia director until he gets more information. >>> just two days away from president obama's state of the union address. the economy and job creation are expected to take center stage in the annual speech. today on "meet the press" congressional leaders from both parties said they're anxious to hear what the president has to say about the looming sequester. >> the president believes and i agree within tax reform we can find additional savings over the next ten years. use that to move toward deficit reduction and still keep this economy moving forward. >> i want reductions in spending that make sense. these indiscriminate reductions do not make sense, and we're going to hurt a lot of people. >> president obama added a third stop in his post-state of the union tour. he's going to travel to chicago, north carolina, and georgia to discuss proposals unveiled in his speech on tuesday. his speech on tuesday. >>> the familmy bad. tell me you have good insurance. yup, i've got... [ voice of d
senator graham says he'll hold up the nominations of chuck hagel as defense secretary and john brennan as cia director until he gets more information. >>> just two days away from president obama's state of the union address. the economy and job creation are expected to take center stage in the annual speech. today on "meet the press" congressional leaders from both parties said they're anxious to hear what the president has to say about the looming sequester. >> the...
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for the last 22 years he has been the nra chief spokesman at the center of the debate over guns. welcome to "fox news sunday." >> thank you, chris. good to be with you. >> chris: you just heard captain kelly and he specifically brought up the background checks and the fact that since 1991, 1.7 million people have failed background checks and been denied guns jury know you point out criminals aren't going to go through the background check and there are other ways, always going to be a black market to get guns. if 1.7 million people have already been denied guns by a partial background check, doesn't that make people safer? >> chris, i have all of the respect in the world for captain kelly and what happened to his family should never happen to any family we all want to stop it. let me talk about the proposal that president obama and people like mayor bloomberg are putting forward. one, let me answer your question. i don't think you can say that those 1.7 million people have been stopped from getting a gun at all because the government didn't prosecute virtually any of them. they l
for the last 22 years he has been the nra chief spokesman at the center of the debate over guns. welcome to "fox news sunday." >> thank you, chris. good to be with you. >> chris: you just heard captain kelly and he specifically brought up the background checks and the fact that since 1991, 1.7 million people have failed background checks and been denied guns jury know you point out criminals aren't going to go through the background check and there are other ways, always...
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i mean, graham has been saying this about hagel and brennan for some time. and this is where he has been on this. and one thing about lindsey graham, he's sort of like a bulldog with lockjaw. when he gets -- sort of grabs onto something, grabs onto an issue, he has a hard time letting it go. >> bulldog with lockjaw who follows cameras around. go ahead. >> i want to go back to sequester. one thing i think that's been fascinating to watch is, the white house, i think, had the same attitude as house republicans, i'd say, about a month ago, which was they publish would say, you know, they're really not crazy about sequester. but at the end of the day, there's not much we can do about it. let it go. it won't be the end of the world. and then that gdp report came out, and they saw what an impact the defense cuts had. the half trillion that already went in. the impact that it had. and i've noticed just in the last two weeks a renewed effort. so i think that the white house is more serious about trying to stop sequester now than i think they were a month ago. >> it
i mean, graham has been saying this about hagel and brennan for some time. and this is where he has been on this. and one thing about lindsey graham, he's sort of like a bulldog with lockjaw. when he gets -- sort of grabs onto something, grabs onto an issue, he has a hard time letting it go. >> bulldog with lockjaw who follows cameras around. go ahead. >> i want to go back to sequester. one thing i think that's been fascinating to watch is, the white house, i think, had the same...
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democrats hold a 22% advantage. they lead by 18 points on medicare, 16 points on health care, 15 points on gun violence, 14 on social security. brand new poll is not good for the republicans in terms of the issues they stand for. >> because what we see is the democratic party is talking about the more tangible issues. the day-to-day issues. yes, for example, gay marriage is a big ideological issue that we see the party dividing itself upon. you care about the medical coverage you're going to get and whether or not your state is going to be covered by medicaid. for example, with new jersey, chris christie making that decision for coverage is going to effect people day-to-day. that's why people support him and why people support the democratic party. >> abby huntsman and victoria defrancesco soto, thanks for your time this evening. >> thank you. >>> coming up, one year ago tonight a young man by the name of trayvon martin was shot and killed. trayvon's parents join me ahead on their struggle and fighting for change. i
democrats hold a 22% advantage. they lead by 18 points on medicare, 16 points on health care, 15 points on gun violence, 14 on social security. brand new poll is not good for the republicans in terms of the issues they stand for. >> because what we see is the democratic party is talking about the more tangible issues. the day-to-day issues. yes, for example, gay marriage is a big ideological issue that we see the party dividing itself upon. you care about the medical coverage you're going...
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we will furlough up to 251,000 civilians for up to 22 days. we will cancel third and fourth quarter data maintenance, which will result in determination of an estimated 5000 employees and a significant delay in equipment readiness for six divisions and an estimated 3.36 billion impact to the communities surrounding her death does. for fiscal year 14 and beyond, sequestration will result in the loss of at least an initial 100,000 in all soldiers from the act of army, the army national guard and u.s. army reserve. combined with previous cuts come in this will result in a total reduction of at least 189,000 personnel from the force, but probably even more than that. these reductions will impact at the army base enabling solution in the army. sequestration will result in delays to everyone of her modernization programs. the inability to reset equipment after 12 years of lawyer and individual training. these cuts will be felt across the entire country. since 2008, total army budget will have been reduced by 37%. a of sequestration is enacted, it'll
we will furlough up to 251,000 civilians for up to 22 days. we will cancel third and fourth quarter data maintenance, which will result in determination of an estimated 5000 employees and a significant delay in equipment readiness for six divisions and an estimated 3.36 billion impact to the communities surrounding her death does. for fiscal year 14 and beyond, sequestration will result in the loss of at least an initial 100,000 in all soldiers from the act of army, the army national guard and...
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south carolina senator lindsey graham says he will block confirmation of chuck hagel for defense secretary and john brennan for c.i.a. until they clear up issues ranging from the terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi to enhanced interrogation techniques for suspected terrorists. i don't think we should allow brennan to go forward for the c.i.a. directorship, hagel to be confirmed to secretary of defense until white house gives us an accounting. >> democrats are angry and worried. >> what is unfortunate is the account to politicize an issue. they need to be confirmed. >> hagel is not for defense secretary faces committee vote wednesday. some republicans, though not mccain threatened to walk out in protest. hagel and brennan nomination could be put on hold before a final floor vote. should either nomination get that far they could face filibusters. >> i want 60-vote margin. you don't have to fill buster to get. they would threat on the call 60-vote margin. >> the president's only new confirmed secretary is john kerry replacing hillary clinton at state. but kerry was the presiden
south carolina senator lindsey graham says he will block confirmation of chuck hagel for defense secretary and john brennan for c.i.a. until they clear up issues ranging from the terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi to enhanced interrogation techniques for suspected terrorists. i don't think we should allow brennan to go forward for the c.i.a. directorship, hagel to be confirmed to secretary of defense until white house gives us an accounting. >> democrats are angry and...
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i think most of them, several of them, lindsay graham, for instance, are in the reserves or have served in the military. i think most of the people fighting this are fighting it over some fairly serious notions about him. they're concerned about some of his policies and there are some sort of personal differences, but i don't think it's hurting the republican party with the military at this point, no. >> nia-malika, one republican branch seemed to be his connection to fends of hamas which we learned earlier was justa i result of shoddy journalism and he was not tied to that group which was completely made up, by the way, but as we know false information sticks to people, and for years people believed the president wassa i muslim which proved over and over again. >> the republicans didn't necessarily do themselves any favors with the way they conducted themselves in terms of his friends with hamas which was something that was made up from a journalist and made its way into that hearing. some of the insinuations that ted cruz made as well, he was in many ways criticized by republicans for
i think most of them, several of them, lindsay graham, for instance, are in the reserves or have served in the military. i think most of the people fighting this are fighting it over some fairly serious notions about him. they're concerned about some of his policies and there are some sort of personal differences, but i don't think it's hurting the republican party with the military at this point, no. >> nia-malika, one republican branch seemed to be his connection to fends of hamas which...
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here is lindsey graham as to why republicans are not sold on hagel. >> the debate on chuck hagel is not over. it has not been serious, we don't have the information we need and i am going to fight the idea of jamming somebody through until we get answers about what the president did personally when it came to the benghazi debacle. democrats had no problem doing that with bush and quite frankly they did the country a service by probing into failure. bill: what is going to happen now, bret baier is anchor of special ror. how d special report? how are you doing. >> reporter: good morning, bill. bill: harry reid is talking about this potentially on the floor of the senate. if there is news we'll bring it to our viewers. graham says the debate is not over, it has not been serious. what gives? >> reporter: a couple of things, one is confirmation hearings matter. this was not a good showing for chuck hagel in this confirmation hearing and despite the fact that you have other controversial cabinet nominees who have potentially bumpy confirmation hearings hagel's did not go well, and even folks
here is lindsey graham as to why republicans are not sold on hagel. >> the debate on chuck hagel is not over. it has not been serious, we don't have the information we need and i am going to fight the idea of jamming somebody through until we get answers about what the president did personally when it came to the benghazi debacle. democrats had no problem doing that with bush and quite frankly they did the country a service by probing into failure. bill: what is going to happen now, bret...
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i have watched them kick this can down the road for 22 years that i have been here. i have had enough of it. it's time to act. >> chris: congress woman, let's look at the numbers. are you really saying in a government that spends $3.5 trillion a year increased discretionary spending by 14% in the last four years you can't $85 billion to cut to avoid the sequester. >> we have made the cut in terms of agriculture subsidies. there are tens of billions of dollars in cuts there. and that should be balanced with eliminating subsidies for big oil. why should we lower pell grants instead of eliminating the subsidies for big oil? >> chris: why not just cut spending. 85 billion north dakota a $3.5 trillion government. >> let's just back up from with all due respect to the speaker what he said is not the gospel truth. the fact is that a lot of the spending increases came during the bush administration. two unpaid for wars that we got ourselves engaged in. prescription drug plan that added enormous amounts to our spending and the tax cuts of the high end that did not create jobs
i have watched them kick this can down the road for 22 years that i have been here. i have had enough of it. it's time to act. >> chris: congress woman, let's look at the numbers. are you really saying in a government that spends $3.5 trillion a year increased discretionary spending by 14% in the last four years you can't $85 billion to cut to avoid the sequester. >> we have made the cut in terms of agriculture subsidies. there are tens of billions of dollars in cuts there. and that...
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i'm sorry, ari, can you remind me how many purple hearts lindsey graham, ted cruz, and marco rubio have between them? >> i think it's zero. >> zero. >> i think it's zero. and i think that the problem with that letter goes deeper than just their sort of shallow criticisms of chuck hagel. the military option is decided in our democracy by the korng working with the president to decide if and when to declare war. so that substantive attempt at a critique acts as if the secretary of defense is going to decide it all along. >> the critique is a complete falsehood. >> whether he is hawkish or not, the president will set the goals of the policy, but the declaration of war against iran or an authorization of force would come from the congress. there's something else that toure said that i thought was important and it almost got lost in the flurry of hoorayish -- toure yish hand motions. you said something that really struck a chord with me. you talked about intellectual gerrymandering and i think that's such a true thing, that you take breitbart, which is not journalism. it's not media. it is n
i'm sorry, ari, can you remind me how many purple hearts lindsey graham, ted cruz, and marco rubio have between them? >> i think it's zero. >> zero. >> i think it's zero. and i think that the problem with that letter goes deeper than just their sort of shallow criticisms of chuck hagel. the military option is decided in our democracy by the korng working with the president to decide if and when to declare war. so that substantive attempt at a critique acts as if the secretary...